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| The simpler lines of this statue’s features, combined with a hairstyle from a much earlier era, exemplify the artistic conventions of the Late Period. |
Late Period
664 - 343 B.C.
26th – 30th Dynasties
Politics:
The Assyrians drive out the Kushites in 666 B.C. Their reign is brief, thanks to a local ruler of Libyan descent named Psamtik. He defeats the Assyrians two years later and creates the last great native Egyptian period.
Art:
Psamtik I, conscious of Egypt’s long history, looks to the ways of the Old Kingdom. Like the Kushites, he tries to re-create the concept of “Egyptian.”
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A more spare, highly idealized style replaces the elaborate decoration of the previous period.
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The development of iron tools allows artisans to work on very hard stones.
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Some Old Kingdom artistic conventions are revived. |
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